The Portland daily press., 1887-02-25
The FrIghtfuI Earthquake In South
ern Europe.
Whole Villages In the Mountain
Regions Destroyed.
A Church Demolished and 500 Per-
sons Killed.
Fearful Loss OF Life In Northern
Italy.
More Than 1000 People Known to
be Killed.
The Shocks Continue and the Peo-
pie Terrified.

ROME, Feb. 24.-Detail have been received
Of the results of the earthquake In Southern
Europe yesterday, showing that the effects
were far more serious than was at first
thought. The loss Of life and destruction
of property was terrible. The most start
ling news comes from the Genoese Riviera.
Over fifteen hundred people werevkilled In
that district At the village Of Barjardo,
situated at the top Of hill, number Of in
habitants took refuge in a church when the
shocks were felt The subsequent and
greater shocks demolished the church and
three hundred people who were in u were
killed. The destruction sof property in the
sections Of Italy visited by the earthquake
was immense and wide spread. Although
there have been no further shocks at Nice
since the first two, the panic has not yet
subsidized. Fugitiyes are fleeing in every di-
rection. People are afraid TO re-enter their
houses and hotels. and last evening the
heights back Of the city were crowded with
refugees.
Two thousand English, American and
Russian visitors were eamped out during the
night on the elevated ground. six thousand
persons have left the city and started for
Paris. A son Of Albert N. Hathaway, the
American consul at Nice, was seriously In
iured.
There have been no further disturbances
at Monte Carlo. The place Is filed with
thousands Of refugees from Cannes, Nice,
Mentone and San Reno.
1t Is difficult to find shelter for the great
number Of people and last night many OF
them were compelled 10 camp out. A more
confident feeling prevails today. Gaming
has been suspended and at noon today a
band was playing on the terrace for the pur-
pose Of restoring confidence to the frighten-
ed people.
1t was so serious that houses were shaken
but no one injured. Additional details con-
eernlng the damage done by yesterdays
shocks show that in some cases villages built
on the mountain sides were actually thrown
into the valleys. Three railway trains have
been despatced with food for the sufferers
A number Of soldiers have also been sent to
assist them.
A despatch from Paris dated O'Clock
this afternoon says that a renewal Of the
shocks has occurred since noon In the SOUTH
ern section Of France. A terrible disaster Is
momentarialy expected. Nice, Cannes and
MentOne are deserted. Fears are expressed
for the safety Of the Prince Of Wales and the
Orleans Princess, all Of whom are In that
section Of the country.
Some papers In Berlin call attention to the
fact that several days ago there was pub
lished a statement that the annular eclipse
Of the sun, visible in the Southern Hemis-
phere, w0uld be accompanied by extremely
strong seismic phenomena, owing to the CO.
incident influence CT the sun and moon on
the ealth.
Reports Of disasters continue to arrive.
The total number Of deaths reported up to
the present time Is about 1000
The earthquake was strongly felt out at
sea. At Castella the church collapsed
killing many persons. Transport Rome
has left Genoa to take on board
800 prisoners confined In Oneglia prison,
which is expected TO collapse. Parties OF
soldiers have been sent to villages visited by
the earthquake to assist in buEyiRg she dead.
NICE, Feb. 24.-Sixty houses here are tot
tering and ready TO fall from Yesterday s
earthquake. Many others are much damag-
ed. Two persons were killed and ten Injured
here.
PARIS, Feb. 24.-TwO slight shocks Of
earthquake were felt today at Nice and Can
mes, but no injury was done. Yesterdays
disturbances killed four persons, and injured
two; at Bar, killed two and injured ~ at
Bollene and SavOna, two houses fell killing
nine persons and iniuring fifteen.